Obama camp calls RNC questions 'a list of distractions'

8/14/12 12:41 PM EDT

The Obama campaign, firing back at the Republican National Committee for releasing a set of questions for the president, accused Republicans of trying to change the subject amid a bad news cycle for presumptive nominee Mitt Romney and his vice presidential pick, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

“This list of distractions comes on the same day that the Romney campaign is again running a false and hypocritical ad in Iowa, while Romney is already working hard to distance himself from his running mate’s budget proposals that he had previously embraced, while newspapers in Florida are raising serious questions about the Romney-Ryan ticket’s chances in their state, and as Romney continues his push to end the wind energy tax credit, without which 37,000 jobs would be at risk – a position that has editorial boards in Iowa, Ohio and Colorado slamming him hard,"campaign spokesman Adam Fetcher said in a statement. "It’s not too surprising that the RNC is trying to change the subject.”

The RNC noted Tuesday that the president has not taken questions in a while and released 10 questions it wants answered, on everything from Medicare cuts to leaks.

UPDATE: This post has been updated with the full name of the campaign spokesman.